Mount Maines, also known as Stornuten, is a mountain, 2,190 metres (7,190 ft), standing roughly 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) SE of Stor Hånakken Mountain and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) W of Mount Elkins in the Napier Mountains, Enderby Land.[1]

Mount Maines
Map of Antarctica indicating location of Mount Maines
Highest point
Elevation2,190 m (7,190 ft)
Coordinates66°39′S 53°54′E / 66.650°S 53.900°E / -66.650; 53.900
Geography
Map
LocationEnderby Land, East Antarctica
Parent rangeNapier Mountains
Geology
Rock age2837 million years (Archaean eon)
Mountain typeMetamorphic
Climbing
Easiest routebasic snow/ice climb

Discovery and naming

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Mount Maines was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Stornuten (the big peak). Rephotographed by ANARE in 1956 and renamed by ANCA for R.L. Maines, cook at Wilkes Station in 1961.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Maines". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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  This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Maines". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.